Mohammad Tauhid Hussain, foreign affairs adviser to the interim government of Bangladesh, has said that Cases against Sheikh Hasina increasedHe said that his country could consider the extradition of the former Prime Minister but this would create an embarrassing situation for the Indian Government.
In an exclusive interview with Reuters TV in Dhaka, Hossain said that since there were “a lot of cases” against Hasina in Bangladesh, the country’s home and law ministries could request her extradition.
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“Living in Delhi in India, the question arises… there are so many cases [against Hasina] That might be the case… Again some speculation, I’m not the right person to answer this, if there are any requests out there [Ministry of Home and Ministry of Law] We have to ask them to send him back to Bangladesh. If there is a demand from there, it creates an embarrassing situation for the Indian government. So I think the Indian government knows this and I am sure they will take care of it”, Mr Hussain said. Reuters TV,
sheikh hasina reached India on 5 AugustFollowing a student revolt against her which turned violent, a complaint has been filed against Ms Hasina and 24 others at the International Criminal Court (ICC) in The Hague, Netherlands, alleging human rights violations, according to the Dhaka Tribune.
Bangladeshi media outlets said several cases were registered against Hasina.
Moreover, Mr Hussain, who is also foreign affairs adviser in the interim government of Bangladesh led by Muhammad Yunus, said the Nobel laureate was “very unhappy” with the statements coming from India and the former prime minister and had conveyed this to the Indian envoy in a meeting.
“Professor Yunus is very unhappy with the kind of statements that are coming from India and the former prime minister. He is very unhappy with this and I have told the High Commissioner about this. [of India]Mr Hussain said in the interview Reuters TV,
“I have also told the press that we have told this because we believe in transparent relations. So whatever it is really, unless there is something, there may be some secret points. Otherwise, we want to make things public. And we have – I have just told them about the displeasure of the chief advisor, and we hope they will take care of it,” he said. Reuters TV in an interview.
On the possibility of elections in the violence-hit country, Mr Hussain said there would be more clarity on the timeline by September.
“All my colleagues in the Advisory Council are extremely busy in bringing back normalcy”, he said, adding, “I think from September things will become normal and normal way of functioning will start.”
On the issue of providing shelter to Rohingyas, Hussain stressed that Bangladesh has “done more than its share” and is “no longer in a position to allow any more Rohingyas to enter.”
He said other countries, including India, should “take control of this.”
“We are no longer in a position to allow more Rohingyas in,” Mr. Hossain said. “This is a humanitarian issue that involves the whole world, not just Bangladesh. We have done more than our share, and the world should take control.”
“Other countries should put pressure on the Arakan Army, which is now the main actor in Rakhine state, through the appropriate countries to ensure this does not happen, because we are not in such a situation,” Mr Hussein said. Reuters TV,
“Well, India is a very big country, if they want to take some, that’s fine. We have taken one million people, let them take 200,000, I have no objection. But the goal is to send them back to their country,” Mr. Hussain said.
According to a report dhaka tribuneThe interim government of Bangladesh Sheikh Hasina’s passport was cancelledhis advisors, former cabinet members and all members of the 12th National Parliament.
Authorities have also cancelled the diplomatic passports of their spouses and children with immediate effect, the Bangladeshi publication reported.
The political situation in Bangladesh is unstable since Sheikh Hasina resigned from her post on August 5 in the wake of growing protests. Hasina, who fled Bangladesh on August 5 in a military plane, is currently in India.
The protests, mainly led by students demanding abolition of the quota system in government jobs, took the form of an anti-government demonstration.
On August 8, Nobel Prize-winning economist Muhammad Yunus was sworn in as the head of Bangladesh’s interim government. 17 members of the Bangladesh interim government were sworn in at a ceremony in Dhaka.